Watch stand



March 18, 1930. F. x. MANTSION 1,751,286

I WATCH STAND Filed April 6, 1928 -l 10 w'Ej QZ-II: 1 a

INVENTOR f/NITNESSES Frank ManZsiau 0T ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 18, 1930 FRANK XAVIER MANTSION, F PHILADELPHIA (HOMESBURG), PENNSYLVANIA WATCH STAND Application filed April 6,

This invention relates to stands for watches or other articles, and has for an-object to provide an improved construction wherein a watch or other article may be quickly mounted or demounted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stand to be used in the repairing of watches or other articles, wherein a quick application or removal may be secured at any time.

A still further object, more specifically, is to provide a stand wherein swinging supporting arms are provided which permit the weight of the article held to cause the arms to be maintained in a holding position.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a side view of a Watch stand disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the stand shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2, approximately on the line 3-8, the same being shown on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numeral, 1 indicates a base which has a rounded surface 2 designed to receive the curved ends 8 of the arms 4 so as to cause the arms to be swung back and forth according to their altitude. Each arm 4 is provided with a lever section 5. and a gripping section 6, with an abutment 7 near a central point between these two sections. A ring 8 extends through the various apertures 7 and acts as pivotal pins therefor. The gripping section 6 of each arm at the upper end is provided with a notch structure 9 whereby a supporting sur-' face 10 is presented and an abutment surface 11 is provided, thus presenting means for properly supporting a watch or other article 12 and preventing the article from being accidentally disengaged while causing the same to be held substantially rigidly. The wire or rod 8 acting as pivotal pins is mounted in a groove 13 formed in the guiding ring 14.

A notch 15 is formed in the ring 14 for each of the arms 4, so that these arms will swing radially back and forth as the device is shifted from one position to another. A guiding sleeve 16 is connected in any desired manner with the ring 14, as, for instance, by solder 1928. Serial No. 267,908.

and is formed flared at point 17 whereby it may be freely slipped over the end of the standard 18 when the device is first assembled and later permit the parts to readily reciprocate on standard 18. The flared portion 17 also rests on the flared section 19 of standard 18 when the parts are in their lowermost position, as shown in Figure 1. Standard 18 i may be secured to base 1 in any desired manner, but is preferably secured thereto by a screw 20, whereby the parts may be disassembled, if desired. A groove 21 is formed in the upper end of standard 18 and accommodates a spring ring 22 which acts as an abutment for preventing sleeve 16 and ring 14 from moving off of the standard 18 ordinarily.

Between the abutment or ring 22 and the.

flared end 19 ring 14 and associated parts may freely move and as they move the arms 4 swing back and forth according to the direction of movement of the respective parts. When the device is not in use it appears as shown in Figure 1. When it is desired to use thedevice one or more of the curved ends 3 are forced inwardly so as to spread the notched ends 9 in order to receive the article 12, as shown in Figure 3. As soon as the article 12 has been placed on the supporting surfaces 10 the arms 4 are released and the weight of the article 12 will force the arms downwardly a short distance or until the article strikes the various abutments 11. The parts are then in their operated or correct position for holding an article. If the article is a watch, the same may be adjustedor work may be performed thereon, if desired, and-when it is desired to remove the watch merely a slightlyupward pull will be'sulficient to disconnect the watch from the stand. In this way a watch may be properly held for adjusting or working on certain parts without the necessity of carefully clamping the watch in some gripping mechanism. In the watch trade adjusting the hairspring or other small adjustments occur quite often and take only 1' a short time. The stand shown herein is designed to quickly receive a watch and permit the watch to be quickly removed, so that there is no loss in applying or removing a watch from the stand, and therefore the stand facilitates the workman in performing the desired work. As clearly shown in Figure 3, each of the gripping sections 6 is provided with a notch structure 9 adapted to receive a watch or other article and hold the same accurately in place.

What I claim is 1. A Watch stand, comprising a substantially domeshaped base, a standard projecting from said base, means presenting a sleeve structure gravitationally slidably mounted on the standard and a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on the sleeve structure, each of said arms being formed with means for receiving an article to be supported and with a curved end engaging said base.

2. A watch stand, comprising a base, a standard, a member gravitationally slidably mounted onthe standard, a plurality of arms .pivotally mounted on said member, each of said arms having a secti-on'engaging said base and an upwardly-extending tork sectlon tor receiving an article to be supported.

3. A Watch stand, comprising a base having a curved upper surface, a standard mounted on said base, a sliding member carried by said standard, and a plurality of arms'pivotally mounted on said member, each of said arms having a curved lower end engaging said round base so thatthe armswill be swung as said sliding member moves up and down said base, each of saidarms also having a curved upwardly-extending section merging into a forked outer end for receiving an article.

4. A watch stand, comprising a base havlng a curved uppersurface, a standard extending upwardly therefrom, a sleeve slidab'ly.

mounted on the standard,'means for preventing said sleeve from moving off of said standar d, and a pivotally mounted watch-gripping" means carried by said sleeve, said means being formed with curved portions resting on the curved upper surface of said base, whereby said gripping means are adapted to be moved to different positions by the action of gravity and the action of said curved portions moving over said base. p 5. A watch stand, comprising a dome- V shaped base, a standard carried by thebase,

a sleeve surrounding said standard and slidablymountedthereon,a ring connected with said sleeve formed With a plurality of notches,

a watch-receiving arm arranged in each of said notches, each. of said arms having a section engaging said base, and means carried by said ringacting as pintles for said arms;

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